Police seeking motorist who tried to ram motorcycle cop

TEMECULA  Temecula police officers are looking for the driver of a truck who allegedly fled after a traffic stop and drove his vehicle toward two pursuing officers on motorcycle,s clipping one of the bikes and causing the officer on the other bike to veer out of the way and crash into a road sign and fence.

Neither of the officers was injured.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic male, about 40 years old, 5-feet, 9-inches tall with a thin build. He was wearing a red USMC shirt with yellow lettering and blue jeans.

The vehicle involved, which the driver abandoned on Wolf Creek Drive, was a white GMC full-size truck with grey primer on the left quarter panel and tailgate, and black rims.

A motorcycle officer stopped the suspect a little before 1 p.m. Wednesday for an alleged speeding violation as it was traveling south on Pechanga Parkway, according to a news release written by Sgt. Kevin McDonald.

After the officer got off his motorcycle, the truck sped away. With the motorcycle officer in pursuit, the truck flipped a U-turn and "drove at the officer" and clipped the motorcycle.

The driver then attempted to swerve toward a second officer and forced that officer to leave the road to avoid a head-on collision, according to the release. The officer ran into a road sign and fence.

The truck sped north on Pechanga Parkway before it was abandoned.

Anyone with information is asked to call Temecula investigators at 951-696-3000.